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Zurich Scudder Narrows
List of Potential Partners

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Aaron Lucchetti and

Nikhil DeogunStaff Reporters of The Wall Street Journal

Updated July 2, 2001 12:01 a.m. ET

Zurich Scudder Investments, the large institutional investing and mutual-funds firm that is in talks to sell a stake in itself to another company, has narrowed its list of potential partners to a handful of firms. These include BlackRock Inc., MassMutual Financial Group and Amvescap PLC, people familiar with the situation said.

Zurich Scudder, which is majority-owned by Swiss insurance company Zurich Financial Services Group, has been considering a joint venture or a sale, but is expected to retain an ownership stake in the...